Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Oak Valley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Oak Valley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Oak Valley ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Oak Valley: Oak Vly. (or less commonly used: Oak Vally. or Oak Vlly.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oak Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oak Valley .
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Oak Valley is located in Providence County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Providence County : Windham (CT) , Bristol (MA) , Norfolk (MA) , Worcester (MA) , Bristol & Kent .
Below are the counties that are near Oak Valley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oak Valley:
Providence County (The home county of Oak Valley)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Nasonville (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville Glendale (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale North Smithfield (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
North Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield Population from the 2020 Census: 12,576 people
North Smithfield (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
North Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Smithfield Primrose (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Primrose is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Slatersville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Branch Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Branch Village is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Village Union Village (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Union Village is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Village Smithfield (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield Harrisville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Whipple (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Whipple is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple Glocester (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Glocester is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glocester Population from the 2020 Census: 10,352 people
Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Annawomscutt (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Barrington (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
Barrington is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Warren (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Warren (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
Warren is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Bristol (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Bristol is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Coggeshall (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Kent County
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Arkwright (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
Arkwright is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Phenix (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
Phenix is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Norwood (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Norwood is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Coventry (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
Quidnick (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
Quidnick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick West Warwick (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
West Warwick is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick Hillsgrove (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Apponaug (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Apponaug is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Coventry (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Coventry is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Gortons Corner (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Gortons Corner is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner Spring Lake (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Spring Lake is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake Rice City (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
Rice City is located in Kent County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Prudence Island (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Prudence Island is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island Melville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Melville is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Portsmouth (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Portsmouth is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Tiverton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
Tiverton is located in Newport County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Mount View (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Mount View is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Austin (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Austin is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Lewis City (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Lewis City is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Exeter (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Wickford Junction (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Wickford is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Arcadia (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Arcadia is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Exeter (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Exeter is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Allenton (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Allenton is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Belleville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Belleville is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Liberty (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Liberty is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty North Kingstown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
North Kingstown is located in Washington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Voluntown (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Tolland County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Union (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Union is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
Union (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Mount Hope (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Mount Hope is located in Tolland County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
East Thompson (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
East Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Thompson East Killingly (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Thompson (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
Ballouville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
Grosvenor Dale (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Putnam Heights (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Putnam Heights is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Heights Putnam (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Putnam is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
Thompson (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Thompson is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Population from the 2020 Census: 9,371 people
Killingly (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Mechanicsville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Mechanicsville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville North Grosvenor Dale (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Dayville (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Attleborough City (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City North Attleboro (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
North Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
Attleboro Falls (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls North Seekonk (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk Dodgeville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Attleboro (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Briggs Corner (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Briggs Corner is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Corner Seekonk (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chartley (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
Chartley is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartley Rehoboth (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
South Rehoboth (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth Hampden County (MA)
Holland (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Holland is located in Hampden County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
Middlesex County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Metcalf (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Metcalf is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Hayden Row (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Hayden Row is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Row Hopkinton (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Hopkinton is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton Population from the 2020 Census: 18,624 people
Woodville (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Woodville is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville Holliston (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliston Population from the 2020 Census: 14,880 people
East Holliston (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
East Holliston is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Holliston Ashland (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Ashland is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Population from the 2020 Census: 17,887 people
South Sherborn (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
South Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherborn Sherborn (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Sherborn is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherborn Population from the 2020 Census: 4,383 people
Framingham (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
Framingham is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
Marlborough Junction (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Marlborough Junction is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough Junction Natick (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Natick is located in Middlesex County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Bellingham (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Burnt Swamp Corner (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Sheldonville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Plainville (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Franklin (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Acorn Terrace (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Medway (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Wrentham (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Norfolk (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Rockville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Millis (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Millis is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millis Population from the 2020 Census: 8,519 people
Pondville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Plymouth County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Cochesett (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Cochesett is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochesett Brockton (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Brockton is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockton Population from the 2020 Census: 95,770 people
West Bridgewater (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
West Bridgewater is located in Plymouth County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bridgewater Population from the 2020 Census: 7,310 people
Suffolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Readville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Readville is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readville Stonybrook Village (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Stonybrook Village is located in Suffolk County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonybrook Village Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Millville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Blackstone (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
East Blackstone (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone Millerville (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Uxbridge (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
North Uxbridge (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge Linwood (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Douglas (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
East Douglas (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas Mendon (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
Whitinsville (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
Whitinsville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitinsville South Milford (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oak Valley, see our County-by-County Page for Oak Valley .
Cemeteries Near Oak Valley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oak Valley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Oak Valley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oak Valley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Union Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Buxton Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Providence Street Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
Blackstone Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Norden Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Joseph Richardson Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Abigail Mitchell Lot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Aldrich - Thayer Lot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Smith Aldrich Lot (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Aldrich Lot To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Aldrich Lot is located less than 2 miles<5> Harrisville . The Smith Aldrich Lot has also been known as:
Aldrich Lot Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2286082 <3>
Acotes Hill Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acotes Hill Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Acotes Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chepachet . Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1899207 <3>
Chepachet Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Harmony Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Continue List (829 more) ...
Alfred Smith Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred Smith Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Alfred Smith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> Greenville . The Alfred Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
Alfred Smith Lot Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #SM062 <4>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2257265 <3>
Polish Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Oak Hill Cemetery (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Oak Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Oak Valley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oak Valley, with the one closest to Oak Valley listed first.
Tarkiln (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Tarkiln is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkiln Field Station ‑ Historic(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Field Station is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Station Nasonville (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Nasonville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nasonville Glendale (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Glendale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Oakland (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
Oakland is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mapleville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Mapleville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleville Primrose (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Primrose is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose Forestdale (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Forestdale is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale Slatersville (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Slatersville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatersville Smithfield (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Smithfield is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield Harrisville (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Harrisville is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville Blackstone (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Continue List (15 more) ...
Millville (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Ironstone (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
Ironstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironstone Chepachet (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Chepachet is located in Providence County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepachet
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oak Valley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oak Valley .
Newspapers Published in Oak Valley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Valley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oak Valley, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5> Extended Newspaper List for Oak Valley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Oak Valley:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Providence County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Kent County Newport County Washington County New London County Tolland County Windham County Bristol County Hampden County Middlesex County Norfolk County Plymouth County Suffolk County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System ). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net . The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com . The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org . Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oak Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.